Ponta de guaratiba light 23-04.9S 043-33.8W unlit until 28 aug
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 709/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-04-27 14:41Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA V COASTAL S 178/18 010252Z MAR 18.. Issued 2018-03-01 04:14Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -23.082, -43.563. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 709/18(24)later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-03-01 04:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V COASTAL S 178/18 010252Z MAR 18.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- NAVAREA V COASTAL S
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -23.082, -43.563
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. BRAZIL-SOUTH COAST. DNC 01. CHART 24150. 1. PONTA DE GUARATIBA LIGHT 23-04.9S 043-33.8W UNLIT UNTIL 28 AUG. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 29 AUG 18.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Unlit / extinguished
- A light, buoy or structure that is not showing its charted light.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · aids-to-navigation notices
378 within 180 nm since 1998 · 7 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Ponta dos meros light 23-13.57S 044-20.83W unlit until 24 mar2026-09-26
- RACON at sao tome light 22-02.52S 041-03.17W inoperative until 24 mar2026-09-26
- Barra de itabapoana light 21-18.82S 040-57.95W unlit until 01 mar 272026-09-03
- RACON at cabo sao tome light 22-02.52S 041-03.17W off air until 28 sep2026-04-02
- Ponta dos meros light 23-13.57S 044-20.83W unlit until 26 sep2026-03-31
- Odas buoy established in 24-06.36S 045-38.78W2026-03-30
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
137 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:38Z; source collection times vary.
Nav aids
Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages. All current aids-to-navigation notices →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.